צדיק
Hebrew edit
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| צ־ד־ק (ṣ-d-q) |
Etymology edit
Cognate with Arabic صديق (“friend, trustworthy”).
Pronunciation edit
- (Tiberian Hebrew) IPA(key): /sˤad.ˈdiq/
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Noun edit
צַדִּיק • (tsadík) m (plural indefinite צַדִּיקִים, feminine counterpart צַדֶּקֶת)
- (Judaism) A saintly or righteous person: tzadik.
- Tanach, Proverbs 25:26:
- מַעְיָן נִרְפָּשׂ וּמָקוֹר מָשְׁחָת צַדִּיק מָט לִפְנֵי רָשָׁע׃
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- (Judaism) A title for a Hassidic rabbi: Tzadik.
- (informal) tsade (צ), the 18th letter of the Hebrew alphabet
Adjective edit
צַדִּיק • (tsadík) (feminine צַדִּיקָה, masculine plural צַדִּיקִים, feminine plural צַדִּיקוֹת)
Ladino edit
Etymology edit
Noun edit
צדיק m (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling sadik, plural צדיקים)
Yiddish edit
Etymology edit
From Hebrew צַדִּיק (tsadík, “righteous person”). The letter sense is from an alteration of Hebrew צָדִי.
Noun edit
צדיק • (tsadek) m, plural צדיקים (tsadikem), feminine צדקת (tsadeykes)
- (Judaism) A saintly or righteous person: tzadik.
- (Judaism) A title for a Hassidic rabbi: Tzadik.
- tsade (eighteenth letter of the Hebrew alphabet)
Derived terms edit
- צדיק אין פּעלץ (tsadek in pelts, “religious hypocrite”, literally “righteous person in fur”)